MRI-based stereotactic visualization of the red nucleus.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 MRI-based stereotactic visualization of the red nucleus Abstract Objective To study the human brain by stereotactic MRI data reconstruction of the feasibility of the red nucleus. Methods healthy male volunteers in a standard stereotactic space in 1 mm thick axial MR brain scan, in MRIT2 as the red nucleus on the identification, segmentation, extraction, matching and reconstruction. The results in the standard stereotactic space, the reconstruction of the red nucleus smooth, realistic shape, a clear indication of its position. Conclusion Based on the information the human brain stereotactic MRI can visualize the red nucleus. Keywords: MRI; Stereotactic; red nucleus Red nucleus is important extrapyramidal nuclei, and brain structure of a wide range of other fiber connections in regulating muscle tone, coordination of muscle movement has an important role. Anatomical reconstruction of the human brain red check research, clinical surgery of great significance. Therefore, this study was to investigate the human brain based on stereotactic MRI data reconstruction of the feasibility of the red nucleus. 1 Materials and methods 1.1 stereotactic brain MRI data collection according to previous methods our group 1 select a healthy adult male volunteers, in the middle sagittal MRI images to distinguish anterior commissure (Anterior commissure, AC), even after joint (Posterior commissure, PC) determined after the midpoint of AC to the PC after the front edge of the midpoint of the length of the (LI), LI midpoint as the origin (O). AC PC as H0 where the horizontal plane to plane H0 plane as the center line of axial MRI scans, slice thickness 1 mm, spacing 0 mm. Scanning parameters: scan parameters: T2-weighted sequence: TR = 4 200 ms, TE = 100 ms, FOV = 192 256, NAQ = 2. More than one MRI plane H0 marked as Hd (dorsal), according to the distance from the plane H0 labeled Hd1, Hd2, Hd3, ... Hd20; H0 marked below the level of the M